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Dec 2011 Rare Barbastelle bat found in North Devon –

Posted on November 21, 2011 by RoseArno

Not only is the Barbastelle bat (Barbastella barbastellus ) one of Britain’s rarest bats, it is one of our rarest mammals with only a handful of colonies known in the UK and it is a National  Biodiversity Action Plan species. … Continue reading →

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Immature student

Posted on November 20, 2011 by RoseArno

Have you ever bored yourself rigid with “Someday I will” thoughts? Someday I will be skinny, someday I will leave this terrible job, and someday I will travel the world. Well my ‘someday’ was “Someday I’ll be a social worker”. … Continue reading →

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Dec 2011 One hundred years ago

Posted on November 20, 2011 by RoseArno

One hundred years ago Appledore Disasters Appledore was thrown into a state of grief on hearing that the schooner Agnes was  lost and that Captain George Cawsey and his son  Alfred of Appledore were both drowned.  The Rival, sailed by … Continue reading →

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Nov 2011 Shipping Report

Posted on November 18, 2011 by RoseArno

Bristol Channel Observations. 15.10.2011 seen anchored off  Clovelly  all this day, having arrived previously on the 14.10.2011 the tanker Bro Gazelle 7515 tons, owners Bro Go BV & Erik Thun Netherlands ;she was outward bound from Cardiff .  The vessel … Continue reading →

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